> Okay, thanks. Yes, I agree such would make sense.
Patch below. It simply returns in case the tables are empty and nothing
is do to, thus avoids printing the confusing message.
cheers,
Gerd
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Index: vanilla-2.6.17-rc3-mm1/arch/i386/kernel/alternative.c
===================================================================
--- vanilla-2.6.17-rc3-mm1.orig/arch/i386/kernel/alternative.c 2006-05-10 12:25:39.000000000 +0200
+++ vanilla-2.6.17-rc3-mm1/arch/i386/kernel/alternative.c 2006-05-10 15:00:10.000000000 +0200
@@ -349,6 +349,9 @@ void __init alternative_instructions(voi
smp_alt_once = 1;
#endif
+ if (0 == (__smp_alt_end - __smp_alt_begin))
+ return; /* no tables, nothing to patch (UP kernel) */
+
if (smp_alt_once) {
if (1 == num_possible_cpus()) {
printk(KERN_INFO "SMP alternatives: switching to UP code\n");
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